ALG Spor

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'''ALG Spor''', formerly known as '''Güneykent Spor''', is a women's football club based in Gaziantep, southeastern Turkey. Founded in 1998. The club was named after its local sponsor ALG Textile. The club's ownership was transferred to the construction company Sercan İnşaat in the 2025–26 Super League season. The club's president is Servet Can.<ref name="yf1"/><ref name="iha1"/> It is located in the İncilipınar neighborhood of Şehitkamil district. The team play their home matches at the Batur Stadium.

== History == thumb|upright|left|Founding club president Ali Gözcü (April 2019) The club was founded as Güneykent Spor in Gaziantep.<ref name="alg"/> ALG Spor started playing league matches by entering the Group 6 of the 2015–16 Turkish Women's Third Football League season. They finished the season runners-up in the group. The next season, the team became runners-up at the end of the play-offs, and was entitled to play in the Turkish Women's Second Football League.<ref name="tff1"/> They finished the 2017–18 Women's Second League season as champion after the play-offs, and were so promoted to the Women' First League for the 2018–19 season.<ref name="mt"/>

To strengthen the team for the matches in the Women's First League, the club transferred three experienced footballers, Yaşam Göksu, Fatoş Yıldırım, Gülbin Hız from Konak Belediyespor and Second-League striker Ebru Atıcı from Hakkarigücü Spor in the summer of 2018.<ref name="yf1"/> Further transfers were local players Remziye Bakır, Mislina Gözükara and Fatma Songül.<ref name="yf2"/> In the beginning of the second half of the 2018–19 season, the club transferred the Ukrainian striker Tetyana Kozyrenko.<ref name="ssh"/> ALG Spor finished their first season in the Women's First League as runner-up behind Beşiktaş J.K. losing the champion title only in the last league round equal on points but with goal average. ALG Spor, the leader of the previous two rounds with goal average, won their last match with 5–1, Beşiktaş J.K. defeated their opponent by 9–0, which enabled them a goal average of four in the final. The Turkish Football Federation set a play-off round between the two teams to be played on 12 May 2019 at a neutral venue, in Manavgat, Antalya.<ref name="tff1"/> The team became runners-up after losing to Beşiktaş J.K. in the play-off match with 0–1.<ref name="tff3"/><ref name="cnnt1"/>

The 2019–20 First League season was discontinued on 19 March 2020 according to an announcement by the Youth and Sports Ministry including from the round 17 on due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey.<ref name="m1"/> The Turkish Football Federation decided on 8 July 2020 that the further matches will not be played, the league will be registered according to the score ranking on the date when the league was stopped, no champion will be declared, and the top-ranking team ALG Spor, are to represent Turkey at the 2020–21 UEFA Women's Champions League.<ref name="tff2"/>

ALG Spor played in the first qualifying round of the 2020–21 UEFA Women's Champions League against Albanian team KFF Vllaznia Shkodër on 3 November 2020.<ref name="tff4"/> The team were eliminated after losing the penalty shout-out by 2–3 following a draw by 2–2 in the regular time and subsequently another draw by 3–3 after extra time.<ref name="uefa1"/><ref name="trts1"/>

ALG Spor finished the 2021–22 Women's Super League season as Group B leader and became league champion after the play-offs.<ref name="tff7"/> The team was entitled to represent Turkey at the 2022–23 UEFA Women's Champions League. They were eliminated in the First qualifying round Tournament 11's first match after losing 0–1 to SK Brann KvinnerBrann Kvinner from Norway.<ref name="uefa3"/>

Prior to the 2025–26 Super League season, the club was transferred to the construction company Sercan İnşaat due to difficulties in terms of budget and sustainability of the club caused by the economic contraction and uncertainties in the global markets that the recent club sponsor ALG Textile faced. Servet Can took over the club's presidenship from Ali Gözcü.<ref name="iha1"/>

== Stadium == ALG Spor play their home matches in the Batur Stadium located in Şahinbey district of Gaziantep.<ref name="bs"/>

== Statistics == {{As of|2025|09|28}}.<ref name="tff1"/><ref name="tff3"/><ref name="tff6"/><ref name="tff8"/>

{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- !Season !!League !!Pos. !!Pld !!W !!D !!L !!GF !!GA !!GD !!Pts |- |rowspan=2 |2015–16 ||align=left |Third League – Gr. 6 ||2 ||18 ||15 ||1 ||2 ||120 ||6 || +114 ||46 |- |align=right |Play-offs || ||1 ||0 ||0 ||1 ||7 ||8 || -1 ||0 |-bgcolor=#cfc |2016–17 ||align=left |Third League ||bgcolor=silver |2 ||25 ||22 ||1 ||2 ||112 ||14 ||+98 ||64 (1) |-bgcolor=#cfc |2017–18 ||align=left |Second League ||bgcolor=gold |1 ||20 ||14 ||3 ||3 ||53 ||21 ||+32 ||45 |- |2018–19 ||align=left |First League ||bgcolor=silver |2 ||19 ||13 ||3 ||3 ||60 ||17 || +43 ||42 |- |2019–20 ||align=left |First League ||bgcolor=gold |1 (2) ||15 ||14 ||1 ||0 ||53 ||6 || +47 ||43 |- |rowspan=2 |2020–21 ||align=left |First League Gr. C ||1 ||3 ||3 ||0 ||0 ||15 ||0 ||+15 ||9 |- |align=right |Play-offs||bgcolor=cc9966 |3 ||3 ||2 ||0 ||1 ||5 ||0 || +5 ||6 |- |rowspan=2 |2021–22||align=left |Super League Gr. B ||1 ||22 ||19 ||2 ||1 ||93 ||3 || +90 ||59 |- |align=right |Play-offs ||bgcolor=gold |1 ||5 ||2 ||2 ||1 ||11 ||2 || +9 ||17 |- |rowspan=2 |2022–23||align=left |Super League Gr. A |||1 ||16 ||13 ||2 ||1 ||49 ||12 || +37 ||41 |- |align=right |Play-offs ||bgcolor=cc99663 |3 ||4 ||2 ||1 ||1 ||6 ||4 || +2 ||7 |- |2023–24||align=left |Super League ||6 ||30 ||17 ||4 ||9 ||51 || 36 || +15 ||55 |- |2024–25||align=left |Super League ||7 ||26||13 ||6 ||7 ||51 ||35 || +16 ||45 |- |2025–26||align=left |Super League ||bgcolor=#ffbbbb| 15 (3)||29 ||3 ||0 ||26 ||14 ||160 || -146 ||6 |-bgcolor=#abcdef |colspan=11 align=center |'''Green marks a season followed by promotion, red a season followed by relegation.''' |}

*(1): three penalty points had been deducted imposed by the Turkish Football Federation. *(2): Season discontinued.<ref name="m1"/> No league champion was declared.<ref name="tff2"/> *(3): 3 points deducted, expelled from the league. *(4): Season in progress

== Current squad == {{updated|28 September 2025}}<ref name="tff9"/> '''Head coach''': {{flagicon|TUR}} Cesin Karalar

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== Former managers == {|class=wikitable |- !Manager !!Season |- |{{flagicon|TUR}} Mehmet Karayılan ||2015–16 |- |{{flagicon|TUR}} Abdullah Dağdeviren ||2016–17, 2017–18 |- |{{flagicon|TUR}} Mehmet Karayılan ||2018–19, 2019–20 |- |{{flagicon|TUR}} Abdülkadir Aslan ||2020–21 |- |{{flagicon|TUR}} Hasan Vural ||2021–22, 2022–23, |- |{{flagicon|TUR}} Mehmet Kenan Öztürk ||2023–24 |- |{{flagicon|TUR}} Hilmi Bugüner ||2024–25 |}

== Former notable players == {{div col start|colwidth=25vw}} * {{flag|Angola}} ** Patricia Seteco

* {{flag|Azerbaijan}} ** Ayshan Ahmadova ** Kristina Bakarandze ** Mislina Gözükara ** Zhala Mahsimova ** Vusala Seyfatdinova

* {{flag|Belarus}} ** Ekaterina Miklashevich ** Karina Olkhovik

* {{flag|Brazil}} ** Thays Ferrer

* {{flag|Cameroon}} ** Henriette Akaba ** Rose Bella

* {{flag|Central African Republic}} ** Christelle Demba

* {{flag|Croatia}} ** Antonia Dulčić

* {{flag|Democratic Republic of the Congo}} ** Marlène Kasaj ** Grâce Mfwamba ** Fideline Ngoy ** Falonne Pambani ** Ruth Kipoyi

* {{flag|Ivory Coast}} ** Aminata Haidara

* {{flag|Montenegro}} ** Darija Đukić ** Jelena Karličić

* {{flag|New Zealand}} ** Maggie Jenkins

* {{flag|Nigeria}} ** Glory Ogbonna ** Ujunwa Okafor ** Esther Sunday

* {{flag|Northern Cyprus}} ** Zehra Borazancı

* {{flag|Paraguay}} ** Rosa Miño

* {{flag|Republic of South Africa}} ** Letago Madiba ** Rachel Sebati

* {{flag|Russia}} ** Marina Kiskonen

* {{flag|Serbia}} ** Jovana Petrović

* {{flag|Tunisia}} ** Mariem Houij

* {{flag|Turkey}} ** Selda Akgöz ** Nagehan Akşan ** Derya Arhan ** Remziye Bakır ** Ezgi Çağlar ** Sevgi Çınar ** İlayda Civelek ** Ecem Cumert ** Medine Erkan ** Emine Ecem Esen ** Yaşam Göksu ** Fatma Songül Gültekin ** Gülbin Hız ** Başak İçinözbebek ** Arzu Karabulut ** Eda Karataş ** Seval Kıraç ** Beyza Kocatürk ** Handan Kurğa ** Aslı Canan Sabırlı ** Kezban Tağ ** Ece Tekmen ** Ebru Topçu ** Yağmur Uraz ** Gamze Nur Yaman ** Aycan Yanaç ** Fatoş Yıldırım

* {{flag|Ukraine}} ** Yana Derkach ** Tetyana Kozyrenko ** Iryna Pidkuiko ** Liudmyla Shmatko {{div col end}}

== International results == {| class=wikitable |- !Event !!Stage !!Date !!Venue !!Opponent !!Result !!Scorers |- |rowspan=1 |2020–21 UEFA Women's Champions League |rowspan=1 |First qualifying round |Nov 3, 2020 ||rowspan=1 |{{flag|ALB}}, Shkodër ||{{flagicon|ALB}} KFF Vllaznia Shkodër ||bgcolor=ffffcc |'''L''' 3–3 {{aet}} {{pso|2–3}} |||Seyfatdinova, Arhan, Civelek, Topçu, Hız<ref name="uefa1"/> |- |rowspan=1 |2022–23 UEFA Women's Champions League |rowspan=1 |First qualifying round Tournament 11 3rd ||Aug. 18, 2022 ||{{flag|SRB}}, Bačka Topola||{{flagicon|NOR}} SK Brann Kvinner ||bgcolor=#fcc |'''L''' 0–1 ||<ref name="uefa2"/> <ref name="iha1">{{cite news |url=https://www.iha.com.tr/gaziantep-haberleri/alg-spor-el-degistirdi-292816678 |newspaper=İhlas News Agency |title=ALG Spor el değiştirdi |date=30 August 2025 |language=tr |accessdate=6 November 2025 }}</ref> |}

=== Ranking history ===

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center" |- ! Season !! Rank !! Points !! Ref. |- |2020–21||94 {{increase}}||2.500||<ref>{{cite web|author=UEFA |url=https://www.uefa.com/nationalassociations/uefarankings/womensclub/#/yr/2021 |title=UEFA Team Ranking 2021 |publisher=UEFA |access-date=2023-09-04}}</ref> |- |2021–22||109 {{decrease}}||2.600||<ref>{{cite web|author=UEFA |url=https://www.uefa.com/nationalassociations/uefarankings/womensclub/#/yr/2022 |title=UEFA Team Ranking 2022 |publisher=UEFA |access-date=2023-09-04}}</ref> |- |2022–23||99 {{increase}}||4.000||<ref>{{cite web|author=UEFA |url=https://www.uefa.com/nationalassociations/uefarankings/womensclub/#/yr/2023 |title=UEFA Team Ranking 2023 |publisher=UEFA |access-date=2023-09-04}}</ref> |- |2023–24||97 {{increase}}||4.000||<ref>{{cite web|author=UEFA |url=https://www.uefa.com/nationalassociations/uefarankings/womensclub/#/yr/2024 |title=UEFA Team Ranking 2024 |publisher=UEFA |access-date=2024-09-11}}</ref> |- |2024–25||''TBA''|| ||<ref>{{cite web|author=UEFA |url=https://www.uefa.com/nationalassociations/uefarankings/womensclub/#/yr/2025 |title=UEFA Team Ranking 2025 |publisher=UEFA |access-date=2024-09-11}}</ref> |}

== Honours == *Turkish Women's Football Super League : ''Champions'' (1): 2021–22 : ''First Place'' (1): 2019–20 (1) : ''Runners-up'' (1): 2018–19 :''Third places'' (1): 2022–23

*Turkish Women's Second Football League : ''Champions'' (1): 2017–18

*Turkish Women's Third Football League : ''Runners-up'' (1): 2016–17

'''Note:''' *(1) declared league first, not a champion. Season discontinued.<ref name="m1"/> No league champion was declared.<ref name="tff2"/>

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== Squad history == <gallery> File:AlgS2018-19 (6).jpg|ALG Spor squad in the 2018–19 Women's First League File:AlgS2018-19 (21).jpg|ALG Spor squad in the 2018-19 Women's First League File:AlgS2019-20 (17).jpg|ALG Spor squad in the 2019-20 Turkish Women's First League </gallery>

== References == {{reflist|30em|refs= <ref name="tff1">{{cite web |url=https://www.tff.org/default.aspx?pageID=848 |publisher=Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu |title=Kadın Futbol Ligleri Arşiv Sayfası |language=tr |accessdate=31 August 2018 }}</ref> <ref name="tff2">{{cite web |url=https://www.tff.org/default.aspx?pageID=687&ftxtID=33450 |publisher=Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu |title=2019–2020 Sezonu Kadın Ligleri Yönetim Kurulu Kararı |date=13 July 2020 |language=tr |accessdate=20 July 2020 }}</ref> <ref name="tff3">{{cite web |url=http://www.tff.org/Default.aspx?pageID=29&macId=206431 |publisher=Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu |title=ALG Spor 0–1 Beşiktaş A.Ş. |language=tr |accessdate=12 May 2019 }}</ref> <ref name="tff4">{{cite web |url=https://www.tff.org/default.aspx?pageID=341&ftxtID=33974 |publisher=Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu |title=ALG Spor'un rakibi Vllaznia oldu |date=22 October 2020 |language=tr |accessdate=25 October 2020 }}</ref> <ref name="tff6">{{cite web |url=https://www.tff.org/Default.aspx?pageID=1000&grupID=2086&hafta=3 |publisher=Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu |title=Turkcell Kadın Futbol Süper Ligi 2021–2022 Sezonu Fikstürü |language=tr |accessdate=9 January 2022 }}</ref> <ref name="tff7">{{cite web |url=https://www.tff.org/Default.aspx?pageID=1000&grupID=2086#grp |publisher=Türkiye Futbol federasyonu |title=Turkcell Kadın Futbol Süper Ligi Puan Cetveli |language=tr |accessdate=21 August 2022 }}</ref> <ref name="tff8">{{cite web |url=https://www.tff.org/default.aspx?pageID=1000 |publisher=Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu |title=Turkcell Kadın Futbol Süper Ligi Fikstürü |language=tr |accessdate=14 September 2023 }}</ref> <ref name=tff9>{{cite web |url=https://www.tff.org/Default.aspx?pageId=29&macId=251394 |publisher=Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu |title=Turkcell Kadın Futbol Süper Lig Trabzonspor A.Ş. 0–1 ALG Spor |language=tr |accessdate=14 September 2023 }}</ref> <ref name="mt">{{cite news |url=https://www.malatyatime.com/haber/alg-spor-ve-hakkarigucu-birinci-lige-yukseldi-54560.html |newspaper=Malatay Time |title=Alg Spor ve Hakkarigücü birinci lige yükseldi |date=15 April 2018 |language=tr |accessdate=30 August 2018 |archive-date=30 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180830174309/https://www.malatyatime.com/haber/alg-spor-ve-hakkarigucu-birinci-lige-yukseldi-54560.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> <ref name="yf1">{{cite news |url=http://www.yerelfutbol.com/alg-spordan-dort-onemli-transfer |newspaper=Yerel Futbol |title=ALG Spor'dan dört önemli transfer |date=13 June 2018 |language=tr |accessdate=31 August 2018 }}</ref> <ref name="yf2">{{cite news |url=http://www.yerelfutbol.com/alg-spor-ic-transfere-hizli-girdi |newspaper=Yerel Futbol |title=ALG Spor iç transfere hızlı girdi |author=Bucak, Efkan |date=1 July 2018 |language=tr |accessdate=31 August 2018 }}</ref> <ref name="ssh">{{cite news |url=http://www.samsunsonhaber.com/haber/5018009/alg-spordan-buyuk-transfer |newspaper=Samsun Son Haber |title=ALG Spor'dan büyük transfer – Gaziantep Haberleri |date=5 February 2019 |language=tr |accessdate=25 February 2019 }}</ref> <ref name="cnnt1">{{cite news |url=https://www.cnnturk.com/spor/futbol/kadin-futbolunda-sampiyon-besiktas |newspaper=CNN Türk |title=Kadın futbolunda şampiyon Beşiktaş |date=12 May 2019 |language=tr |accessdate=13 May 2019 }}</ref> <ref name="alg">{{cite web |url=http://www.algsporkulubu.com/galeri/ |publisher=ALG Spor |title=ALG Spor Hakkında ... |language=tr |accessdate=30 November 2019 }}</ref> <ref name="m1">{{cite news |url=https://www.milliyet.com.tr/skorer/son-dakika-bakan-kasapoglu-resmen-acikladi-liglerin-ertelenmesine-karar-verdik-6169352 |newspaper=Milliyet |title=Bakan Kasapoğlu resmen açıkladı: Liglerin ertelenmesine karar verdik |date=20 March 2020 |language=tr |accessdate=20 July 2020 }}</ref> <ref name="uefa1">{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/match/2030591/ |publisher=UEFA Women's Champions League |title=Vllaznia (ALB) 3–3 (3–2 p) ALG Spor (TUR) |accessdate=1 November 2020 }}</ref> <ref name="uefa2">{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/match/2035244--brann-vs-alg-spor/ |publisher=UEFA Women's Champions League |title=Brann (NOR) 1–0 ALG Spor (TUR) |accessdate=18 August 2022 }}</ref> <ref name="uefa3">{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/match/2035244--brann-vs-alg-spor/ |publisher=UEFA Women's Champions League |title=Brann (NOR) 1–0 ALG Spor (TUR) |accessdate=21 August 2022 }}</ref> <ref name="trts1">{{cite news |url=https://www.trtspor.com.tr/haber/futbol/kadinlar-futbol/alg-spor-ilk-turda-elendi-220134.html |newspaper=TRT Spor |title=ALG Spor ilk turda elendi |date=3 November 2020 |language=tr |accessdate=4 November 2020 }}</ref> <ref name="bs">{{cite web |url=https://www.bumaps.com/tr/detay/batur-stadi/1074190 |publisher=Batur Stadı |title=Firma Hakkında |language=tr |accessdate=29 October 2022 }}</ref> }}

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